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Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience and communication
Current clinical experience
- Experience and communication
Wide range of clinical experience including restorative and periodontal procedures
- Experience and communication
Good presentation and communication skills
- Registration and qualification
Degree or equivalent in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
- Registration and qualification
Current GDC registration
- Registration and qualification
Indemnity Insurance
- Registration and qualification
Competency in permitted extended duties:- - Dental radiography - Local infiltration analgesia - Inferior dental nerve block analgesia - Dental impressions - Placement of temporary dressings - Re-cementing of crowns
- Registration and qualification
This post must be supplemented by clinical practice in General Dental Practice, Salaried Services or Hospital Dental Services
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience and communication
Certificate in Medical Education or equivalent
- Experience and communication
Previous teaching experience
- Experience and communication
Demonstration of organisational skills
- Experience and communication
Demonstration of IT skills
- Registration and qualification
Membership of Higher Education Academy.
- Registration and qualification
Certificate in postgraduate medical education or equivalent.
- Registration and qualification
Previous relevant teaching experience
Job overview
The appointment will be as a Tutor Dental Hygienist and Therapist for up to 30 hours per week. The contract will be with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The principal duties are to facilitate learning and to teach the knowledge and clinical skills required by students of Dental Hygiene and Therapy. They will advise, demonstrate, and instruct on the dental clinic, and in the clinical simulation suite, and be responsible for the care provided by students when treating patients. The tutor will deliver teaching in a variety of formats, e.g. lecture, workshop, tutorial and small group teaching.
Main duties of the job
Each tutor is assigned as a personal tutor to designated students; this will involve counselling the students in a variety of areas, such as academic progress and performance, and offering pastoral support.The tutor has an important role in monitoring students who have academic or clinical weaknesses, demonstrating empathy, and offering reassurance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The attached detailed Job description and main responsibilities identify the requirements of the post which are both clinical and teaching responsibilities including assessment, alongside student support.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Band 7 Tutor Dental Hygienist and Therapist with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Dental hygienist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Nov 2026.
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